It would seem that doctors have perfected the technique to make organs from cells other then stem cells. Patients with spina bifida have had organs grown from their own tissue, in this case new bladders.

This is really amazing…they’re muscle and bladder cells from the patients own bladder…slapping them onto a 3D mold of a bladder and the suckers are growing over this mold…and the real kicker…IT WORKS…and since the bladder is grown from the patients own cells there is no risk of the body rejecting it…this is REALLY amazing…the stuff we dreamed about just 10 years ago….Welcome to CrzyLand

-Nic

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Think that was Crzy check out one of these:
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